Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing presses; but when you have bad news, arouse me immediately, for then there is not an instant to be lost.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

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The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done...

A revolution can be neither made nor stopped. The only thing that can be done...

There are times when a battle decides everything, and there are times when the most...

There are times when a battle decides everything, and there are times when the most...

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

The army is the true nobility of our country.

The army is the true nobility of our country.

A leader is a dealer in hope

A leader is a dealer in hope

Imagination rules the world.

Imagination rules the world.

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform...

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform...

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has...

A soul you say? Give my pocketwatch to a savage and he'll think it has...

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

I am the successor, not of Louis XVI, but of Charlemagne.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

A Constitution should be short and obscure.

The French complain of everything, and always.

The French complain of everything, and always.

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

Revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which...

As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which...

Respect the burden.

Respect the burden.

Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration

Over-preparation is the foe of inspiration

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.